Anant Nag
Acting
Biography
Anant Nag is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. He is considered to be one of the all time greatest actors in the Kannada film industry with a vast number of commercially successful movies. As a result, he is popularly known as an actor with no-failures, by critics. In addition to Kannada movies, he has acted in Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi movies. He has also acted in Malgudi Days, directed by his younger brother Shankar Nag based on the stories by R.K.Narayan. His work was much appreciated by critics at that time. He is fluent in Kannada, Konkani, Marathi, Hindi and with a good understanding ofTamil, Telugu and Malayalam. The versatile natural acting coupled with the style of speaking (accent of southern kannada with a tint of coastal touch) made him one of the most successful actors in Kannada cinema.
Born: September 4, 1948
Known For
Janma Janmada Anubandha
Avinash, a young man, is troubled by the memories of his past life and decides to investigate the truth behind it.
The Sage from the Sea
The film involves the life of a young man who comes to believe that he has been bestowed supernatural powers. As the story unfolds, this boon eventually leads to a tragedy.
Naa Ninna Bidalaare
Krishna refuses to accept Kamini's love for him. But when Kamini dies and her ghost possesses Krishna, his wife, Gayatri, tries to save him from this situation.
Minchina Ota
Minchina Ota is a 1980 Indian Kannada language heist film directed by and starring Shankar Nag with his brother Anant Nag and Lokanath in pivotal roles. The supporting cast features Priya Tendulkar and Ramesh Bhat, who made his debut in the film.
Bayaludaari
Bayaludaari is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by the Dorai–Bhagavan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by Bharathi Sutha. This was the first movie of the director duo without Dr. Rajkumar in the lead. The film starred Anant Nag, Kalpana, and K. S. Ashwath. It was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra considered evergreen hits. Bayalu Daari was the first commercial success for Anant Nag who had earlier done art films and established himself as a leading star in the Kannada cinema with a chocolate hero image. This film was one the last big hits of Kalpana. The helicopter scenes formed a major highlight of the movie.
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu
Venkob Rao, a widower suffering from Alzheimer's disease, is moved to an old-age home by his son. When he goes missing one day, he crosses swords with criminals.
Kudure Mukha
Professor Nataraj, a historian, unearths some invaluable secrets of the past. Rekha, his daughter, seeks the help of Mohan, to save his findings from notorious criminals.
Sarkari. Hi. Pra. Shale Kasaragodu
In Kasargodu, Kerala is a normal school until a big problem comes in its way.
Accident
Young man kills people sleeping on the footpath while driving under influence. Young man's influential father struggles to silence the police investigation and media coverage.
K.G.F: Chapter 1
A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people.
Filmography
as Murthy
as Prahlad Hiranandani
as Senior Thimayya
as Anand Ingalagi
as Vijay Shankar
as Bheeshma
as Gopi
as Muttanna
as Anand Ingalagi
as Anantha Padmanabha P
as Vishwa Joshi
as Sathya Narayan
as Venkob Rao
as Krishne Gowda
as Ananth
as Former Judge
as Vittal Gowda
as Anantha Krishna
as Himself
as Pontiff of Shankara Narayana Mutt
as Seetharam
as Wanderer (Nameless)
as Narayana Shastri
as Padmanabha Acharya
as Jayasimharaja
as Rajashekar
as Rajashekhara Aras
as Parthasarthy
as Kodandaram
as Narayana Ullagaddi
as Major Subbaiah
as Ekanth's Father
as Chakravarthy
as IAS Avinash Balachandran
as King
as Bangaadi Sundar Rao
as Rajendra Prasad
as Lankesh
as Appanna Bhatru
as Professor A.D. Das
as Arun
as Ramalinge Gowda
as Govinda
as Police Commissioner Subhash Chandra
as Ganesha
as The Psychiartist
as Lambodhara
as Daddy
as Prasan Kumar
as Ganesha
as Gopalakrishna
as Anand Somashekar Somavarpet
as Kyatha / Karthik Kamplapur, the Writer
as Inspector Anand
as Mahesh
as Shantaram
as Papanna
as Politician Dharmadhikari
as Chandrashekhar
as Narada
as Mysore Matha's Brother
as Chandra
as Collector Satish Chandra
as Prasad
as Vijay
as Bharat Raj
as Avinash / Girish Achari
as Nandu
as Tony D'Souza
as Seetharamu
as Krishna
as Mohan
as Parashuram R. Rao
as Rajan
as Kanneshwara Rama
as Chandavarkar
as Gopinath
as Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah
as Anjaiya
as Dr. Anand
as Surya